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just a heads up if anybody is interested

Charley Boorman's Extreme Frontiers

Season 1 Episode 1 of 4
New series. The adventurer travels across Canada on his motorbike, beginning at the most easterly point of Newfoundland, where he goes iceberg-hunting in the rough seas of the Atlantic. Charley also learns the skills of lobster-trawling and joins a pack of daredevil dirtbike riders on a trip through a dense and dangerous forest. But the real drama comes when he dives to a shipwreck in Lake Huron and ends up suffering a panic attack

[Im-a-Ridah]

He's not too popular on here

[The Artist]

Is that Ewans posh friend?

[Skudd]

The stuff he does is ok really. Puts bikes on the TV too.
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[Rogerborg]

More like Ewan's poor friend, he was running a decorating company when McGregor punted him back onto the screen.

Not the sharpest tool in the picnic, but he seems decent enough, and doing the Dakar basically gives him "no, you shut up forever" privileges.

And agreed, any bike exposure is good bike exposure, even if it does just attract more mid-life-GS-crisis types.

Did I mention that I'm quite liking the look of the G650GS?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xorQyl121I


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[swampy]

Alternatively you could be watching Digging the Great Escape on channel 4. I think I know who will be getting my vote
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[Clanger]

I'll record it on Freeview, that way I can fast forward the horrendous amount of adverts they show on Ch5.
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[hellkat]

Mmmmmm, Twillingate

I was thinking about buying a piece of land up there, building a shack on it and just sitting and watching the icebergs float by.

But its a bit cold, eh.

hellkat
not good at wrapping up warm
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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[Pete.]

Seemed like a nice enough guy when I spoke with him at the bike show. Not at all up himself and proper friendly. Plus point is he CAN ride a bike.
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[Charlie]

I thought it was alright, nothing special and I am not planning to set time aside to watch it next week.

[MarJay]

I quite enjoyed it, apart from the poor editing with them saying that the lake is cold about 90 trillion times. Perhaps they were trying to make him look less like a pussy when he had his 'panic attack'.

Next weeks looks a bit better TBH. I think I'll give it a go and see what happens.
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[Im-a-Ridah]

The show reminds me of the two hairy bikers cookery programme, the bike component is more to build a certain "image" of the presenter, rather than anything particularly much to do with bikes. The main two biking moments I saw, before I switched it off, were him falling off, and him not being able to keep the bike stopped

[iooi]

To much packed into the esp.

Need to slow down a bit and give more info on what they do with the locals.

Could be a long running show, given the title. Or a one off flop.
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[Flip]

I much prefer Charley over Ewan. Charley can present a show without mentioning Star Wars.

[pinkyfloyd]

I thought it was entertaining. Especially when he hit the cold water and panicked.

Didnt like the bit where he complained about missing his family. If I remember correct he done that constantly during the epic bike trips too.
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